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Frank Ocean Comes Out Of The Closet: ‘I Feel Like A Free Man’ We here at UPROXX weren’t planning on posting anything today, instead we planned to spend July 4th frolicking in the water and attending baseball games and drinking beer and eating hot dogs and watching pyrotechnics be discharged in the summer sky — because we’re American and all — but when arguably the highest profile hip-hop/R&B artist to ever come out of the closet does so just as his career is taking off, as UPROXX favorite Frank Ocean did last night while I slept, it certainly warrants a post. Yes, Ocean, the soulful, mysterious crooner from New Orleans — those who attended school with him in Louisiana (he went to high school at John Ehret and college at UNO and ULL) remember him as Christopher “Lonny” Breaux — posted a letter to his Tumblr last night after some had speculated that ...ght be gay due to the fact that he refers to a “him” instead of a “her” in the some of the songs on his upcoming new album. Prior to posting the letter, the breakout star of the Odd Future contingent referenced Lil B. in a po...eshadowing what was about to come.
“BasedGod was right…we’re all a bunch of golden million dollar babies,” Ocean wrote. “my hope is that the babies born these days will inherit less of the bullshit than we did. anyhow, what i’m about to post is for anyone who cares to read. it was intended to fill the thank you’s section in my album credits, but with all the rumors going round.. i figured it’d be good to clarify.” Here’s the emotional, heartfelt letter in its entirety…
This, my friends, is a game-changer. Frank Ocean will go down as a revolutionary figure in the history of music, and perhaps even in the history of America. Frankly though, while I honestly didn’t see Ocean being gay coming from a mile away, it doesn’t surprise me that he’d reveal his sexuality so fearlessly — Ocean has always struck me as being something completely different, a deeply introspective 23 year-old with a wise old soul who isn’t afraid to buck conventional wisdom and take risks. You can feel it in his music and you certainly get that impression if you follow him on Twitter or Tumblr and pay close enough attention. He’s just so very refreshingly different. Finally, a personal note to Frank Ocean: Those of us from Louisiana, especially the people of New Orleans, are proud as hell to call you one of us, Frank. Well done, my friend. Well done. | |
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Good for him! If only Lil Wayne were this brave. | |
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You mean Drake. "Do you really know what love is?" | |
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This has been the talk on all the blogs & what has surprised me is how so many people are trivialising him coming out. Almost as though they are in denial at how homophobic the black/hip hop community can be. I for one applaud him for taking that step to live in his truth. It's difficult enough for regular joe down the rd to come out, being a black male artist in an industry that's so hooked on labels & the definition of what is a "real man" I cant even imagine what it's taken for him to decide now is the time for him to come out & be himself. Life has a way of making you live it. . . . | |
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After reading his letter, I'm so proud of him. | |
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There's a thread in GD.
Everyone buy his new album, Channel Orange, coming out on July 17. | |
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So yall just gon ignore the fact that he was fucking a dude that had a girlfriend? | |
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Hmmm Out Magazine has NO mention of this on their webpage!
Lame, lilly-white fag publication!
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Meh, that's nothing. | |
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"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Word?
He loses 1,000,000 rainbow points for real. | |
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I did read that part... | |
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I'm confused. They were doing whatever with each other, but when he told him he loved him, the guy didn't say he did even though they were sleeping together?
Were they sleeping together or did Frank just like him?
Confused. | |
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Yeah I was real confused by that too... | |
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Through all this poetry he couldn't even get his story straight. | |
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Yeah, talk about twists and turns. I think dude should've stepped away once he realized dude had a girl. | |
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I agree.
Did y'all hear about his song Forrest Gump? Peep the lyrics...this was performed live a few months ago:
Forrest Gump lyrics by Frank Ocean. I wanna see you (??) come on, come on
He hasn't been hiding it for a long time.
Also from OF song Oldie:
[Verse 6: Frank Ocean] [Edited 7/4/12 10:35am] | |
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Well blow me down! So he ain't been hiding at all. Just like Anderson Cooper. | |
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I read it as he was bombarded by his deep feelings for another man, but he didn't actually tell the dude until recently and ole dude probably didn't have the same feelings.
Am I right? | |
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He did but he didn't tell him till 3 years later. | |
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Yeah it wasn't until three years. Which I also found odd lol | |
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It's like why would you wait so long? | |
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Yeah if someone else held me up that long regardless of sexuality or whatever, I would've left. Like why keep waiting for three years? | |
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Ahh. I got it now lol.
And yeah I agree 3 years is way too long. No telling how many poles he had rode during that time. | |
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Lots of stuff DONE past in between then. What did he think, that Frank was still checking for him? He probably had moved on by then. No point really. | |
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Go Frank! If Jay Z drops some congrats my head will truly explode | |
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